Example sentences of "not only [verb] [conj] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We learn not only to give and receive love , but to become Love . |
| 2 | It will have a new independent statutory role , not only to inspect and produce reports , as now , but to advise and monitor the new system for schools with delegated budgets . |
| 3 | Do not only go and see them , but take them out or bring them home . |
| 4 | As tool users , we must not only sharpen and reshape our tools , but sometimes make special ones for particular projects . |
| 5 | A staggering 70 per cent of Britain 's waste comes from packaging alone — plastics , foils , paper and glass — used not only to protect and retain food quality , but also to enhance product appeal , to give them an image which will raise their perceived value . |
| 6 | Investigation will centre on the ability of firms not only to understand and react to the markets in which they operate but also to introduce and develop further new products and processes . |
| 7 | The barn owl can not only hear and locate noises , but can also detect whether they are made by mice or other prey . |
| 8 | As built , the original Time Rotor could not only rise and fall but rotate on its axis as well . |
| 9 | According to Bob Hunt , the ICI Chlor-Chemicals business must aim not only to maintain and enhance its competitive position in traditional high-tonnage products , but also to develop subsidiary businesses through a combination of increasing technical sophistication and aggressive international marketing . |